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Pelikan

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See also: pelikan, Pelikán, and pelikán

English

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Etymology

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From Czech Pelikán or German Pelikan.

Proper noun

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Pelikan (plural Pelikans)

  1. A surname from Czech of German or Czech origin.

Anagrams

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pellicān, from Latin pelicānus, pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάνος (pelekános).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːliˌkaːn/
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Noun

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Pelikan m (strong, genitive Pelikans, plural Pelikane)

  1. pelican

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Pelikan” in Duden online
  • Pelikan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache